9-12 August 2017 UN Headquarters, NYC , WHAT’S IN THE LOBBY? Please say hello to our team or drop by for portrait shoot and social media feature brought to you by our media partners! See dates and times below: Throughout the conference Youth Assembly Information Desk 10-11 AUGUST 2017 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Social Media Feature by Great Big Story and Global Young Voices 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM 11 AUGUST 2017 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Dear World Portrait Shoot 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM 9 August 2017, Wednesday • General Assembly Hall OPENING { 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Call to Order Video: UNRocks Music Group’s “Strong UN, Better World” Opening Remarks Biana Kovic, Executive Director, Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc. @FriendshipAmbas United Nations Official Welcome H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st United Nations General Assembly @UN_PGA H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the UN @KenyaMissionUN H.E. Ms. Cristina Pucarinho, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Amrith Rohan Perrera, Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations @SLUNNewYork 10 August 2017, Thursday • Conference Rooms SESSION I { 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Conference Room 4 Empowering Youth to Take Action on the Global Refugee Crisis j • Rabita Tareque, Global Advocate at the Permanent Observer Mission of the OIC to the United Nations @rabita_tareque @OICatUN • Federica Scala, Legal Officer/External Relations Department at International Development Law Organization @IDLO • Alexandra Raymond, Donor Engagement Manager at the International Rescue Committee @theIRC • Serena Parekh, Associate professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University • Firas Kayal, Senior Policy Advisor, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees @KayalFiras @Refugees 3 2017 SUMMER YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS Session Tracks: #SocietyForAll: Equity and Inclusion for a Sustainable Future j Social | w Environmental | 7 Economic | * Youth 9-12 August 2017 UN Headquarters, NYC 10 August 2017, Thursday • Conference Rooms SESSION I { 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Conference Room 2 STEM as a Key to Achieving the SDGs * • Moderator: Chitra Nawbatt, Global Head of Market Solutions at Genpact, Adjunct Professor Rutgers Business School @chitranawbatt • David Pennock, Assistant Managing Director of Microsoft Research @pennockd @MSFTResearch • Jana Levene, Business Development, Google’s Area 120 @Google @googleideas • Stefan Oberman, Chief of Staff at AeroFarms @AeroFarms • Robin Roberts, Global Digital Project Director, Novartis @Novartis Conference Room 11 Building a Global Movement to End Violence Against Children 101 j • Susan Bissell, Startup Director, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children @GPToEndViolence • Philip ‘Gerry’ Dyer, Chief of Office, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children @GPToEndViolence Conference Room 12 Microsoft YouthSpark 1: MakeCode.com (Closed Session) * • Todd Beard, Microsoft YouthSpark Innovative Educator @TeacherBeard @Microsoft SESSION II { 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Conference Room 4 Technology as a Force for Inclusion j • Paul Edlund, Chief Technologist, Core Technologies at Microsoft @Microsoft • Antuan Santana, Community Manager, Microsoft Citizenship and Public Affairs @Microsoft Conference Room 2 Mainstreaming Youth in All Spheres of Society * • Isabel Pérez Dobarro, Project Leader, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth @isaperezdobarro @SDSNYouth • George Osaso, Assistant Director Youth Development, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Kenya (Invited) • TBA, Representative of the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the UN • Madhuka Wickramarachchi, Representative of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN @SLUNNewYork • Alessandro Motter, Senior Policy Advisor for Economic and Social Affairs at the Inter-Parliamentary Union @sandromotter @IPUparliament Conference Room 11 Out With Exclusion, In With Rights j • Mary Kate Costello, Senior Policy Analyst & UN Representative, The Hunger Project @HungerProject @MKisOK Conference Room 12 Using Values-Based Communications for Social Inclusion j • Lucy Odigie-Turley, Opinion & Media Research Coordinator, The Opportunity Agenda @oppagenda 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Resolution Social Venture Forum , Conference Room E Session Tracks: 2017 SUMMER YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS 4 j Social | w Environmental | 7 Economic | * Youth #SocietyForAll: Equity and Inclusion for a Sustainable Future 9-12 August 2017 UN Headquarters, NYC 10 August 2017, Thursday • Conference Rooms SESSION III { 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Improving Labour Market Outcomes for Inclusive and Sustainable Conference Room 4 Societies 7 • Moderator: Dino Corell, Programme Analyst at International Labour Organization (ILO) @DinoCorell @ILO • Angela Jhanji, Strategy Manager at Accenture @angelajhanji @AccentureStrat • Sandra Gutierrez, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Youth & Community Development @NYCYouth • Zephanii N. Smith, Member of the National Council, United Nations Association @UNAUSA • Alyssa Chassman, Founder & Executive Director, The IDHouse @@AlyssaChassman @theidhouse Conference Room 2 World Bank Group 7 • Angelica Silvero, Head of Speakers Bureau at World Bank Group @AngelicaSilvero @WorldBank • Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Disability Advisor in the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience (GP SURR) Global Practice of the World Bank Group @McNhlapo @WorldBank Conference Room 11 Power Differentials: How to Reach the Most Vulnerable j • Matt Kertman, Senior Communications Associate, BRAC USA @bracusa @bracworld • Dristy Shrestha, Program Associate, Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative Conference Room 12 Microsoft YouthSpark 2: TechPitch2017 (Closed Session) * • Todd Beard, Microsoft YouthSpark Innovative Educator @TeacherBeard @Microsoft SESSION IV { 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Dear World: An Interactive Storytelling and Portrait Experience Conference Room 4 (Runs untill 5:15 PM) * • Lynetria “Fresh” Johnson, Storyteller, Dear World @dearworld Opportunities in “Technovation” to Create the World We Want and Achieve Conference Room 2 Gender Equality j • Moderator: Allyson Humphrey, Global Youth Focal Point, UN Women @UN_Women • Shaun Johnson, Co-Founder of Startup Institute @StartupInst • Rosario Diaz Caravito, Founder and CEO at The Millennials Movement @millennial_mvmt • Shruti Kapoor, Founder of Sayfty @SayftyCom • Ari Eisenstat, Co Executive Director at UN Global Sustainability Index Institute • Namisha Bahl, VP of Marketing and Brand Partnerships at Mogul @onMogul Conference Room 11 From Ideas to Action: How to Design a Successful Venture for the SDGs 7 • Marie Louise Wiegert, President, Ideas for Action @marie_weigert @Ideas4Action • Neelam Sakaria, Associate, Search and Selection, Echoing Green @neesakaria @EchoingGreen Conference Room 12 Introduction to Finding U.S. Grants 7 • Kate Amanna, New York Lead, Social Sector Outreach @FCNewYork • Susan Shiroma, Senior Social Sector Librarian @fdncenter 5 2017 SUMMER YOUTH ASSEMBLY AT THE UNITED NATIONS Session Tracks: #SocietyForAll: Equity and Inclusion for a Sustainable Future j Social | w Environmental | 7 Economic | * Youth 9-12 August 2017 UN Headquarters, NYC 11 August 2017, Friday • Conference Rooms SESSION I { 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Conference Room 1 Environment, Poverty and an Inclusive Green Economy w • Moderator: Felipe Floresca, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs with the Emerald Cities Collaborative @EmeraldCities • Ana Cristina Garcia-Sierra, Project Officer, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth Initiative @SDSN-Youth • Liz Carlile, Director of Communication, IIED @lizcarlile @IIED • Joel Paque, Senior Policy Advisor at the Nature Conservancy’s External Affairs and Global Cities Program @nature_org • Tim Scott, Senior Policy Advisor on Environment at the United Nations Development Programme @TimScott2030 @UNDP • Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE @yeampierre @UPROSE Conference Room 2 The Power of Youth: Making A Difference Through Sustainable Tourism * • Sandra Carvao, Chief, Communications, UNWTO (Travel.Enjoy.Respect Video) @UNWTO • Daniella Foster, Senior Director of Global Corporate Responsibility, Hilton Worldwide @HiltonNewsroom • Russ Hedge, Representative of WYSE Travel Confederation and Hostelling International @WYSETC • Susan Reichle, President, International Youth Foundation @IYFTweets • Shawnice Jackson, Global Advisory Committee Member, Reconnecting Youth • Kelley Louise, Executive Director, Travel SocialGood / Travel Blogger @TravelPlusGood • Shoaib Rizvi, Outstanding Youth Delegate, 2017 Winter Youth Assembly / Intern, UNWTO @shoaibrizvi96 Conference Room 11 Wikimedia: Health, Science, & Inclusion Through Wikipedia j • Esther Jackson, Public Services Librarian, New York Botanical Garden @NYBG • Felix Richter, MD, PhD student, Mount Sinai @FelixRichter91 • Abhishek Suryawanshi, Founder, Wikipedia Club Pune @WikiClubPune Conference Room 12 Microsoft YouthSpark 1: MakeCode.com (Closed Session) * • Todd Beard, Microsoft YouthSpark Innovative Educator @TeacherBeard @Microsoft SESSION II { 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Everyone in for The 2030 Agenda: Working Together and Conference Room 1 Leaving No One Behind * • Karen Newman, Senior Consultant, The Sustainable Development Goals Fund @knewman2000 @SDGFund • David Baxter, International Development and PPP Consultant/ Sustainability and Resiliency Strategist • Natalia Caruso, Director of Partnerships, MADRE @MADREspeaks Conference Room 2 Shaping The Narrative of an Inclusive Society